Claim or Create your Free Community Profile : Sign in / Sign up
Afghan family works to pay off crushing debt
Jul 25th, 2012
For Razi Khan, a debt of almost $900 has condemned him and his family to years of work in a brick factory in an eastern Afghan city, with little or no hope of ever paying it off. (Source: Associated Press) -
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - The Taliban claimed responsibility Wednesday for an attack in Afghanistan that killed four American troops just hours after the insurgent group announced it would hold talks with the U.S. on finding a political solution to ending the nearly 12-year war in the country. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (AP) - It looks to be a baby girl for Kim Kardashian and her rapper boyfriend Kanye West. Or does it? (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Netflix said Monday that it would offer new TV shows from DreamWorks Animation starting in 2014 in what the company described as its biggest transaction ever for original first-run content. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
HELSINKI (Reuters) - A Bank of England policymaker said new capital rules to make banks safer need to be bolstered with a global accord that would force lenders to hold bonds. Regulators are phasing in global rules known as Basel III that require lenders to triple the amount of capital they hold compared with before the 2007-09 financial crisis. Th... [Full Article]